How do you pronounce "bon voyage" as a native English-speaker? Do you follow the French pronunciation?

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Yes. I studied French, once upon a time, but even before that, I my pronunciation was pretty close to the French pronunciation. Most Americans seem to pronounce it a bit more like 'bahn', but otherwise the same.

Well, we try to (with varying degrees of success!). The "bon" bit would probably only sound genuine if we were suffering from a bout of influenza at the time, and many of us would probably forget that the "voy" part should actually sound like "vwoy". I suspect that most people would probably get the long "a" in "age" right, though.

The same goes for "bon appetit", where we likewise attempt the french pronounciation, even if many (most?) would probably forget that the final "t" should be silent.

I usually hear it "bahn-voy-YAHzh" in English (and "bone ah-puh-TEE"). In other words, the vowels are mutilated and the n is pronounced. You could say it "follows" the French pronunciation, but at quite a distance.

I usually hear it "bahn-voy-YAHzh" in English (and "bone ah-puh-TEE"). In other words, the vowels are mutilated and the n is pronounced. You could say it "follows" the French pronunciation, but at quite a distance.

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I know nothing about French, and it's difficult for me to say the term when I'm speaking English. So, is there any English expression equivalent to it?

I hear people say "bone" or "bawn" for "bon" as for "voyage" I think we try to pronounce it, but obviously we aren't French so it doesn't work.
As for alternate phrases you could say "Have a nice/good trip!"

Where I live, our Southern twang is such that French bon is no problem to pronounce the French way (nasal o, no /n/), but "bon voyage" is a fixed expression and starts with "bahn", rhyming with "Don". Native speakers of English have no trouble with "moi" pronounced the French way either (mwah), but in "bon voyage", "voy" comes out rhyming with "boy". For the "(y)age" part, we rhyme with our AE "garage", which either makes the same "AHzh" sound as in French or comes out with a final "j" so that it rhymes with "Dodge". Our vowel in "Don" and "Dodge" is "ah", not "aw" or anything like /o/.

In short, most English native speakers will pronounce that as :
bon (no n, nasal "on") vo-yaj, whereas someone knowing French will pronounce it as
bon voi-iaj / voi-yaj (oi as in voilà), because y = ii.

How do you pronounce "bon voyage" as a native English-speaker? Do you follow the French pronunciation?

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It is similar to 'enjambment', 'rendezvous', and other vocabulary derived from French: there is no standardized pronunciation as it varies from individual to individual. On a personal level however, I tend to adopt the French method so as to honor the word's origins -- also, French is such a mellifluous language! Its harmonious quality is only realized when native speakers enunciate it properly though, and I have yet to acquire their skill!

The French pronunciation is the most commonly excepted pronunciation, even in English, but some who don't know enough about French may say bon like "bawn", but sometimes this even comes as "bawn voy-age", the last syllable pronounced like the English "age". Some people do this just for fun.